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• FDA: OK to zap spinach, lettuce with radiation
The Food and Drug Administration determined that irradiation indeed can kill food-poisoning germs and even lengthen the greens’ shelf life without compromising the safety or nutrient value of raw spinach and lettuce.
• What you need to know about Norovirus
Gastroenteritis is sometimes called a calicivirus infection or food poisoning, even though it may not always be related to food." Though Norovirus can be passed via contaminated food and water, when it comes to cruise ships it is typically spread ...
• Gay slurs drawn on frat pledge’s body
HOUSTON - The body of an 18-year-old fraternity pledge who died of alcohol poisoning was defaced with numerous anti-gay epithets and obscene drawings, according to a medical examiner's report. Phanta "Jack" Phoummarath, a freshman at the University ...
• China’s not the sole source of tainted imports
... including two subsidiaries of Mars Inc. and Hershey Co., agreed last year to lead testing and annual audits after The Orange County Register found that California state and federal regulators knew spicy Mexican candies could cause lead poisoning in ...
• U.S. accidental death rate climbing
Accidental poisoning deaths, mostly caused by medication or illegal drug overdoses, increased from 17,550 in 2002 to 19,457 in 2003. The rate climbed from 6.4 to 6.7 deaths per 100,000 people. Leading causes of death There were 113,000 accidental ...